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Examine the evidence that suggests that land revenue was important for Mughal fiscalsystem . |
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Answer» Solution :(i) Agriculture wasthe mainstay of the economy. Land REVENUE collected was used to paysalaries and to meet differentkinds of administrativeexpenses. So it was considered important to ESTABLISH an administrative apparatus to ensure control over agricultural production. (ii) Thus , beforefixing land revenue, Mughal state firstacquired specificinformation aboutthe extent of agricultural lands andtheir produce. (iii)Lad revenue collection arrangements consistedof two stagesof assessment. These were Jama and hasil . Cultivatorswere given the choiceto pay land revenue either in cashor kind. The state preferred to collect land revenue as cash . Attempts were made to maximize profits fromthe land revenue collection. (iv)Both cultivated and cultivable landsweremeasured in each province to fix land revenue.According toa decree of Akbar . It wasthe responsibility of malguzarto make cultivatorpay land revenue in kind and it was alsokept open. (v) Thus,it is clear from evidence that the monetary transactions were very important. To continuethis policy, efforts by subsequent emperors like Aurangzeb continuedtomeasure land for collection of landrevenue . (VI)Uniform tax was levied ongoodsat the point of their entry intothe empire. (vii)Road cesses and rahdari wasdeclared illegal though it continued to be collectedby some of the local Rajas. (viii)The Mughal issued SILVER rupeesof high purity thatbecame a standard coin in Indiaand abroad. It helpedIndia.s trad andrevenue. (ix)Thefavourable balance of trade resulted in imports of GOLD and silver . A positive growth in revenuewas considered. |
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